Westchester Pacesetter 2026
Thursday, November 6, 2025
6:30 PM
placeSunningdale Country Club, 300 Underhill Road, Scarsdale, NY, 10583

Join us at UJA Westchester’s Annual Pacesetter as we launch this year’s campaign with strength and purpose.

We'll come together to welcome our guest speaker, activist and professor Shai Davidai, who, since October 7, has risen as a leading advocate against antisemitism on North American college campuses. We'll also have the privilege of hearing from former IDF Sergeant Itay Sagy, who will share his harrowing experience on October 7 and the life lessons he has learned since then.

Your leadership plays a critical role in shaping our Jewish future and your presence at this pivotal moment.

We are delighted to invite your high school seniors and college- age students to join as our guests at Pacesetter.

Pacesetter welcomes donors who give a gift of $10,000 or more to UJA's 2026 Annual Campaign.

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Speakers

Shai Davidai

Activist and Professor

Since October 7, 2023, Shai Davidai has emerged as a prominent voice against antisemitism and support for terrorism on North America college campuses. As the most outspoken professor on these issues, he has taken on this fight at great personal and professional risk. His activism has drawn over 250,000 followers on social media, and his podcast, Here I Am With Shai Davidai, reaches tens of thousands each week.

Shai has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, organized rallies, and traveled across the world to speak with Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. He was named one of The Jerusalem Post’s 50 Most Influential Jews...

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Itay Sagy

Itay Sagy

First Sergeant, Maglan Unit, Commando Brigade, IDF

Itay Sagy is a student at Reichman University, pursuing a dual degree in law and business administration and serving as a living example of strength, resilience, and purpose.

He grew up in a small kibbutz in northern Israel, surrounded by values of community, simplicity, and love for his country. During his military service in the elite Maglan unit, Itay fought bravely in the battles of October 7 — where he was critically wounded.

Since that day, his journey has been one of recovery, not only physical, but emotional and spiritual. Instead of sinking into darkness, Itay made a powerful choice: to choose life.

He turned his pain into purpose, and his story into a message...

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Leadership

Westchester Division

Westchester Regional Chair
Laurie Girsky

Westchester Campaign Chair
Mauri Chotin Zemachson

Westchester King David Society Chairs
Linda and Seth Plattus 
Wendy and Neil Sandler

Joshua Society Chairs
Danielle and Stu Seltzer 
Nicky and Denis Ziman

Westchester Regional Chair
Laurie Girsky

Westchester Campaign Chair
Mauri Chotin Zemachson

Westchester King David Society Chairs
Linda and Seth Plattus 
Wendy and Neil Sandler

Joshua Society Chairs
Danielle and Stu Seltzer 
Nicky and Denis Ziman

contact us

Questions? Get in touch.
Susan Solow-Dubin

914.385.2129